---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000749251-21-000028"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IT"
cik: "0000749251"
company_name: "GARTNER INC"
filed_at: "2021-08-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T23:36:27.728875+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Gartner Q2 2021: Revenue $1.17B (+20%), adjusted EPS $2.24 (+87%), board adds $800M buyback

## Summary
- Revenue $1.167B, up 20% YoY (15.9% FX neutral); net income $271M vs $55M.
- Diluted EPS $3.13 (vs $0.61); adjusted EPS $2.24 (vs $1.20); adjusted EBITDA $355M (+85%).
- Total contract value $3.8B, +10.7% YoY FX neutral; GTS CV $3.1B (+9%), GBS CV $0.8B (+18%).
- Repurchased 3.1M shares for $685M in Q2; board authorized additional $800M share repurchase.
- Elected Diana S. Ferguson to the board, effective July 29, 2021.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000749251-21-000028
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IT
- cik: 0000749251
- company_name: GARTNER INC
- filed_at: 2021-08-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/749251/000074925121000028/0000749251-21-000028-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/749251/000074925121000028/it-20210729.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000749251-21-000028
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000749251-21-000028.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000749251-21-000028.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Diana S. Ferguson was elected as director at GARTNER INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: director
  source text: On July 29, 2021 , the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Gartner elected Diana S. Ferguson as a director, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/749251/000074925121000028/0000749251-21-000028-index.htm

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